Definitions
the act of starting something
Word origin
From French commencement; analyzable as commence + -ment.
Used in a sentence
“The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.”
“Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.”
“Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Graduation ceremony”12 letters
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